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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1049 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 460
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
680 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
75 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
370 to 1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.46 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.050